Source: Ming Pao
Syria experienced the thresholds of the civil war, and a violent earthquake at first time destroyed the normal humanitarian aid supply line, coupled with winter snow and heavy rain, causing the local people to fall into the "crisis in crisis."
The earthquake has killed at least 1,700 people in Syria, and the wounded was about 3,600.In Aleppo, Hama and other places, many post -war residue buildings collapsed with the earthquake on Monday. Rescuers kept digging rubble, and parents desperately hugged children who lost their consciousness.In Idlib, medical staff said that the hospital was crowded with dead and injured persons, and there was no space to accommodate; due to the large number of wounded, medical supplies were about to use.
Syrian civil defense organization "White Helmets" Saalih said that the extent of earthquake damage is more than any air strike.Members of the white helmet said: "We are used to saving people from the ruins, but this time is different. Many people are still trapped and they will die, but we are not enough to save them. There is nothing here."/P>
UN estimation of the United Nations disaster, the population of northwestern Syria was about 4.6 million, and most people escaped from the war to the local people.They are homeless and inhabits tents. Many people (the Guardian said 91%) depends on cross -border assistance.Some people have already sold winter clothes for a meal.After the disaster, in the cold and bitter weather, they lacked osmogen or sleep in the car in the cold and pads.
Due to road damage or obstruction, the rescue team cannot provide food and medical assistance from Turkey as usual.Benramley, a coordinator of the United Nations, said that the earthquake destroyed infrastructure, ruined the road of humanitarian work, and caused Syria to be "crisis in crisis."The United Nations Humanitarian Affairs Coordination Department (OCHA) stated that in addition to the damage caused by earthquakes, the Syrian also had to fight against severe winter, heavy rain and snow, and continuous choice.However, the 4 billion US dollars required by them from 2022 to 2023 were less than 50 % in place.Evans, the Syrian officer of the International Rescue Commission, said: "This earthquake is another devastating blow to the fragile people who have been struggling for many years."
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In addition, there are many Syrian refugees in Turkey.The Turkish Ministry of the Interior said yesterday that there are more than 400,000 Syrians in Haitay, most of which are refugees in the Syrian civil war in the past 12 years.The earthquake broke through a prison adjacent to Turkey, with at least 20 prisoners jailbreak. Most fugitives were members of the extreme "Islamic State" (ISIS) organization.
